Calculated decisions: Pediatric appendicitis risk calculator (pARC)

Pediatr Emerg Med Pract. 2019 Sep 2;16(9):CD5-CD6.

Abstract

The pediatric appendicitis risk calculator quantifies appendicitis risk in pediatric patients with abdominal pain, possibly better than the pediatric appendicitis score.

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Pain / diagnosis*
  • Abdominal Pain / etiology
  • Algorithms
  • Child
  • Clinical Decision-Making / methods*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Emergency Service, Hospital
  • Humans
  • Physical Examination / methods*
  • Severity of Illness Index*